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Lime & Lemon

"Lime & Lemon" is the 51st Japanese single by South Korean pop duo Tohoshinki, first digitally released by Avex Trax on June 12, 2023, and then as a CD single on June 28, 2023. "Lime & Lemon" was released in three physical CD versions, which included two separate limited edition A4 photobook editions and a fan club "board" edition released exclusively for Tohoshinki's Japanese fan club, Bigeast. Promoted as a summer single, "Lime & Lemon" is described as a dance pop track with house elements]]. The single debuted at number two on the Oricon Singles Chart and number forty on the Billboard Japan Hot 100.

"Lime & Lemon"
Digital cover
Single by Tohoshinki
B-side"Sentimental Mood"
ReleasedJune 12, 2023 (2023-06-12) (release history)
GenreJ-pop
Length3:10
LabelAvex Trax
Tohoshinki singles chronology
"Parallel Parallel"
(2023) 		"Lime & Lemon"
(2023) 		"Rebel"
(2023)
Music video
"Lime & Lemon" on YouTube

Background and promotion edit

Announced in May 2023, a snippet of "Lime & Lemon" was released on June 7, 2023, prior to its worldwide digital release on June 12, 2023, which was made available for stream and download at 6PM JST.[1][2] The single's jacket images and tracklist was revealed on June 10.[3] Avex shared the music video teaser for "Lime & Lemon" on June 17, 2023.[4] The music video was officially released on June 19.[5]

The CD single was officially released on June 28, 2023, and they promoted the release on Nippon TV's morning program DayDay.[6] A limited amount of postcards were made available for those who purchased the CD single at various music stores.[7]

The jacket-making and behind the scenes video of "Lime & Lemon" was posted on June 28,[8] and a lyric video for the single's B-side track "Sentimental Mood" was released on June 29.[9]

The song was selected to be the July ending theme song for Nippon TV's Sorette!? Jissai dounanoka (それって！？実際どうなの課, "What is That?").[10]

Commercial performance edit

"Lime & Lemon" debuted at number two on the Oricon Singles Chart with 27,929 copies sold. It was the tenth best-selling single for the month of February 2023, and sold 38,736 copies as of December 2023. On the Billboard Japan Hot 100, it debuted at number forty.

Live performances edit

Tohoshinki debuted their performances of "Lime & Lemon" on TBS's CDTV Live on June 19 and on NHK's Utacon on June 20, 2023.[11][12] They performed the song on Fuji TV's Music Fair on August 5, 2023.[13]

Formats and track listings edit

  • Digital download and streaming[14]
  1. "Lime & Lemon" – 3:10
  2. "Sentimental Mood" – 2:55
  3. "Lime & Lemon -Less Vocal-" – 3:07
  4. "Sentimental Mood -Less Vocal" – 2:55
CD single AVCK-79983, AVCK-79984, AVC1-79985
  1. "Lime & Lemon"
  2. "Sentimental Mood"
  3. "Lime & Lemon -Less Vocal-"
  4. "Sentimental Mood -Less Vocal"

Charts edit

Chart (2022) Peak
position
Japan (Oricon Singles Chart)[15] 2
Billboard Japan Hot 100[16] 40

Sales edit

Released Oricon chart Peak Debut sales Sales total
June 28, 2023 Weekly Singles Chart[15] 2 27,929 35,915
Monthly Singles Chart (July)[17] 12 35,740
Yearly Singles Chart (2023) 117 35,915

Release history edit

Region Date Format Version(s) Label
Worldwide June 12, 2023
Original single Avex Entertainment
South Korea[18] S.M. Entertainment
Japan June 28, 2023
  • Digital download
  • streaming
  • CD
 EP Avex Trax
Various
  • Digital download
  • streaming
 Avex Entertainment

References edit

  1. ^ "TOHOSHINKI NEW SINGLE "Lime & Lemon" released for audition on official Twitter! ! Advance delivery is also decided!". Avex Entertainment. June 7, 2023. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  2. ^ "Pre-delivery of the title song of NEW SINGLE "Lime & Lemon" starts today!". Avex Entertainment. June 12, 2023. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  3. ^ "TOHOSHINKI NEW SINGLE "Lime & Lemon" release decision! ! <Jacket & visual release!>". Avex Entertainment. June 10, 2023. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  4. ^ "TOHOSHINKI NEW SINGLE "Lime & Lemon" Music Video Teaser released!". Avex Entertainment. June 17, 2023. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  5. ^ "TOHOSHINKI NEW SINGLE "Lime & Lemon" Music Video (Full Version) released!". Avex Entertainment. June 19, 2023. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  6. ^ "June 28th (Wednesday) Live appearance on Nippon Television "DayDay." !". Avex Entertainment. June 28, 2023. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  7. ^ "TOHOSHINKI NEW SINGLE "Lime & Lemon" purchaser limited benefits decided!". Avex Entertainment. June 11, 2023. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  8. ^ "TOHOSHINKI NEW SINGLE "Lime & Lemon" MAKING TEASER released!". Avex Entertainment. June 28, 2023. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
  9. ^ ""Sentimental Mood" (2023.06.28. TOHOSHINKI NEW SINGLE "Lime & Lemon" included) Lyric Video released!". Avex Entertainment. June 29, 2023. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  10. ^ ""Lime & Lemon" has been selected as the ending theme for Nippon Television 's "What is that?"". Avex Entertainment. July 3, 2023. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  11. ^ "TBS series "CDTV Live! live! ] Appearance decision!". Avex Entertainment. June 5, 2023. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  12. ^ "生放送!トニセン・東方神起・大塚愛・ソニン▽カラオケヒット曲" [Live broadcast! Tonisen, TVXQ, Ai Otsuka, Sonin▽Karaoke hit song] (in Japanese). NHK. June 20, 2023. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  13. ^ "Appearance on Fuji Television Network" MUSIC FAIR" on Saturday, August 5th!". Avex Entertainment. July 29, 2023. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  14. ^ "Lime & Lemon - EP by Tohoshinki" (in Japanese). iTunes Store (Japan). Apple Inc. June 28, 2023. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  15. ^ a b "Lime & Lemon by 東方神起 at the Oricon". Oricon. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
  16. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot 100 2023/07/05 公開". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). July 5, 2023. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
  17. ^ "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2023-07" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on August 10, 2023. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  18. ^ "Parallel Parallel by 동방신기". Melon (in Korean). January 31, 2023. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
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